52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2023: Week 4 (EDUCATION)
I wrote this week's blog on Chris' grandmother's 97th birthday (last week).
While thinking about her I remembered the photo of her as a little girl with her Sunday School class at the church in Frogmore where her father was the pastor.
I thought it was a perfect visual for the prompt EDUCATION.
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In the middle row, on the far left (with hair that is reminiscent of our oldest son) is grandma Nina. On her left is her sister Reta.
The book, Fruit from Woods and Sands; The Story of Houghton Mission, was gifted to my husband from his grandmother. It tells the history of the church and the families that formed it.
Even my husband had a role in fundraising for the new church - sponsored at $145 a mile!
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This is the original newspaper article. It likely came from The Tillsonburg News, but without the header of the paper we can't be sure!
We visited the church in 2007.
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| Our boys in front of their X2 great grandfather's church |
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| Chris with his great grandfather (2nd from left) |
The family tradition continues with Chris' uncle currently pastoring at this church.
It's been 20 years since Grandma Nina passed away - we will not forget her
She was the daughter of:
Asa Alonzo (Lonnie) Vannatter, Reverend
BIRTH 23 NOV 1901 • Frogmore, Houghton Tp., Norfolk, Ontario, Canada
DEATH 8 APR 1976 • London, Ontario, Canada
and
Vera Catharine Williams
BIRTH 27 SEP 1902 • Norfolk, Ontario, Canada
DEATH 25 MAR 1981 • Tillsonburg, Ontario, Canada
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She had 4 sisters & 1 brother
Her older sister (in the photo above)
Reta Jean Vannatter
BIRTH 20 JUN 1923 • Frogmore, Houghton, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada
DEATH 2 OCT 1996 • Welland, Ontario, Canada
Her younger brother (right in the middle of 2 older sisters & 2 younger sisters)
Harry Clayton Vannatter
BIRTH 13 FEB 1927 • Tillsonburg, Ontario, Canada
DEATH 1998 • Tillsonburg, Ontario, Canada
her younger sisters
Lila Mildred Vannatter
BIRTH 9 NOV 1928
DEATH 9 FEB 2015 • Norfolk General Hospital, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
and
Verna Mae Vannatter
BIRTH 4 NOV 1933
DEATH 3 JAN 2016 • Woodstock, Ontario, Canada
Taking a moment to remember a wonderful grandma who left us too soon!!!
This is why I search -
Cause ...
You can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family you know!
***Any errors are my own. Please send me any updates or corrections via the comments at the bottom of this blog post***
Somehow Related Past Blogs:
Footnotes:
1 Fruit from Woods and Sands, The Story of Houghton Mission, Sider, E. Morris and Alonzo Vannatter, Evangel Press, Nappanee, Indiana, Messiah College, Pennsylvania, 1978, pg 62
2 Fruit from Woods and Sands, The Story of Houghton Mission, Sider, E. Morris and Alonzo Vannatter, Evangel Press, Nappanee, Indiana, Messiah College, Pennsylvania, 1978, pg 84
3 Fruit from Woods and Sands, The Story of Houghton Mission, Sider, E. Morris and Alonzo Vannatter, Evangel Press, Nappanee, Indiana, Messiah College, Pennsylvania, 1978, pg 93
Sources:
Fruit from Woods and Sands, The Story of Houghton Mission, Sider, E. Morris and Alonzo Vannatter, Evangel Press, Nappanee, Indiana, Messiah College, Pennsylvania, 1978
Houghton Brethren In Christ Community Church. Retrieved January 18, 2023 from https://www.themissionchurch.ca/
Links:
Amy Johnson Crow, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge
https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/52-ancestors-in-52-weeks/
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